Identification

Adult Male

Adult Female

The adult female great-tailed grackle is dusky brown with darker wings and tail.
It has yellow eyes, a buffy eyestripe and throat and cinnamon buff to buffy-brown on the belly.
It has a long tail that is only slightly keeled, if at all.
The bill and legs are black.

Immature

Immatures birds are brown like the female, with streaked underparts and dark eyes.